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Zusatztext "Attention! teachers of all content areas! here is a manual to help with your writing instruction....As a former middle school language arts teacher! this reviewer wishes that she had this book as a reference manual?.Highly recommended."--CHOICE Informationen zum Autor Debra L.Cook Hirai is Associate Professor! California State University Bakersfield! where she teaches Masters courses in the Education Bilingual Multicultural Program. Irene Borrego is Associate Professor and BCLAD Coordinator at California State University Bakersfield! and a State of California School Assistance and Intervention Team member identified by the California State Department of Education.Emilio Garza \is Assistant Professor! School of Education! California State University! Bakersfield! where he teaches in the Advanced Educational Studies Department. Carl T. Kloock is in the Department of Biology at California State University Bakersfield! where he teaches courses for biology majors and integrated science for pre-professional teacher candidates. Klappentext Fast-paced! practical! and innovative! this text for pre-service and in-service teachers features clear! easily accessible lessons and professional development activities to improve the delivery of academic language/literacy instruction across the content areas for junior/middle school and high school students! particularly English language learners! struggling readers! and other special populations of students. Zusammenfassung Suitable for pre-service and in-service teachers, this book features lessons and professional development activities to improve the delivery of academic language/literacy education across the content areas in junior/middle school and high school classrooms. It addresses the motivation attributes of academic language vocabulary. Inhaltsverzeichnis FOREWORD PREFACEACKNOWLEDGEMENTSCHAPTER 1 BACKGROUNDA short history of the term "Academic Language" Instruction from an Academic Language perspectiveWhy should we teach Academic Language?How this book can helpCHAPTER 2 MOTIVATIONThe importance of motivationResearch on student motivationSetting a purpose for learning: The anticipatory setActive learning and hands-on activitiesModeling and guided practiceCHAPTER 3 ATTRIBUTES OF ACADEMIC LANGUAGEReceptive and expressive languageApplication of receptive and expressive strategiesProfessional input and feedback for Academic Language literacy InstructionCHAPTER 4 VOCABULARY: THEORY AND PRACTICEDeveloping vocabularyLearning and acquisition: The importance of multiple exposuresCognates! root words! and affixesContextualizing vocabularyPersonalizing and operationalizing vocabularyStrategies for teaching vocabularySpecific activities/techniquesA sample lessonSummaryCHAPTER 5 READING SKILLS DEVELOPMENTImportance of reading in the content areasResearch on reading and reading comprehensionLiteracy and readingContent literacyExpository vs. narrative textThe phases of reading: Reading into! through! and beyondStrategies for getting students "INTO" reading"Into" activitiesStrategies for getting students "THROUGH" reading"Through" activitiesStrategies for getting students "BEYOND" readingIntegrated activitiesSample lesson Geometry proofsSummaryCHAPTER 6 GRAMMAR & WRITINGThe importance of grammar to language acquisitionHow should grammar be taught? Brick and mortar wordsWhy should content area teachers teach grammar? Writing and Academic Language literacyThe relationship between verbal and written languageStudent writing skillsBuilding the academic register for writingAssessing writing in order to develop writing skillsWriting: "Into! through and beyond"Activities that develop writing skillsSample lesson: Three search paper on the HolocaustSummaryCHAPTER 7 SUMMING UPGLOSSARYAPPENDIX 1 Expressive and Receptive Language Strategies and Model Lesson Plan For...
